Where does “ሖመር” come from?

ሖመር (Tigrinya) comes from Arabic حمر, from Aramaic חֵימָרָא, from Aramaic ח־מ־ר.

ሖመር (Tigrinya): tamarind (fruit and tree)

Definitions

  1. tamarind (fruit and tree)

Ancestry of “ሖመር”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحمرto redden, to color or dye red; to roast; to fry
2Aramaicחֵימָרָא—
3Aramaicח־מ־ר—
Every word from Aramaic ח־מ־ר →Every word from Aramaic חֵימָרָא →Every word from Arabic حمر →